Magazine for printers&#39; type



Dec. 2,1930. G, PORTER 1 ,783,811

MAGAZINE FOR PRINTERS TYPE Filed Aug. 4, 1930 IN ,NTOR

Patented Dec. 2, 1930 omma. roitr'an, ornnw Yonmivhiz. 4,

"Applicationfiled'Aiigust4, 193b; s qal'waivzjsa.

This invention relates "to magazinesused in storage and transportation: ofprinters type particularly when set or composed, with or without a'chase, and-constituting a'g'alley 5 or tray havinga cover.

Ordinary type composition require s" careful handling while being moved from a com posing stick-to a printing press, and frequently the type matter is carried'consideroable distance before and after proofs have been taken, as the printing is 'oftemdone in a shop remote from that in which type was set.

The'weight of thetyp'eand-their smooth then the type must be left standing till-the matter is proof-read etc., and if such type is to be kept standing for any length of time, it is removed from the chase and bound with a string and stored- -When handled, such bound forms often become pied thus causing considerable inconvenience and daniage. Obviously difliculty arises in moving such forms from place to-place-as when transtoo it is necessary to keep type istanding to await its further use in printing another edition'of the printed'matters 40 One of the obj ects of the vpresent invention is to provide amagazine or working galley in which the'com'po-sed type may be placed 5 without the use of a chase and in such manner that proofs may be obtainedwithout removing the type from the magazine, the type extending above the side edges of the magazine and when not in use, covered with ablanket held in place by the cover when closed.

A further feature is in the provision of a magazine' for holding type whensetsand by holding being effective so that the type;can-i 'notpi. e

ltion. porting them to distant print shops. Often I larged scale. Y

theterm ftype is included ordinary hand set 7 type, linotype slugs, monotype composition, cuts, electrotypes, etc., all matter, in fact; for printingpurposes that is type high, the

Another aim' is to produce amagazine adapted to be filed vertically on one of its edges' in a suitable cabinet whereby each mag;

azine may be withdrawn or replaced without 6? difiiculty, the magazines being; indexed and tagged in accordance with their co-ntents. 7 Still, other objects are to provide a safe container for type inwhich'they are held "com.-

pactly in printingposition byjnovel securing 'means, the type being slidable outwardly -'in rangement upon release. of the cover.

' A still furtherobjectis to provide a'safe container for composed type in which it may be conveniently and safely transported from place to place. 7

mass formation without danger of ;disar-' These important features are attained by .the novel constructionand arrangement of few andsimple parts-ashereinafter described and illustrated in the annexed drawing con- I stituting a component of this disclosure, and

inwhichz I r p Fig. 1, is a perspecti-veview'of amagazine made in accordance with the invention, parts being broken away to disclose thecOnstructi0n., W *1 a Fig; 2, is a sectionalview taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing the cover in closedposis Fig. 3, is a similar'sectional view of the same but withthe cover partially opened.

Fig. 4, is a fragmentary sectionalsview taken on line 4% of Fig. l, drawn to aneu- -Fig.-j5,pis a :partial rear elevational view ofac'ornerofthe magazine. I v

The device shown is of yery simple character, consisting of only two main "parts, -re-,

spectively,-bodyfand cover, both preferably 5 being c'omposed'of sheet metalformed into the shapes indicated by die stamping.;. j l The'body or tray 'consistsof afiat rectan:

.gular plate lOhaving its side and rear edges 1112 re-entrantlyfolded inwardly to pro- .3

duce spaces 13-14 and thence turned upward at right angles with the bottom 10 to form side and rear walls respectively %5-116, the front edge 17 being straight and eve Inserted between the side walls is a strip 18, its upper edge being disposed in a plane of the side walls, the height of which is slightly less than type high above the surface of the bottom plate 10; the strip 18 is spaced parallel to'the rear wall 16 and has a flange 19 which extends into the recess 14 and is secured to the bottom 10.

The cover consists of a plate 20 having down turned side walls 21 extending nearly or quite to contact with the upper surfaces of the extending side elements 11 of the tray.

The rear wall 22 of the cover is formed into a rearwardly'extending flange 28 adapted to nearly fit in the recess 14 over the strip flange 19 when the cover is closed.

A front wall 24 is formed on the cover and provided with a rearward turned flange 25 adapted to engage in the manner of a hook under thefront marginal portion of the bottom plate 10 when the cover is closed and pressed rearwardly, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. r

Adjacent the walls 21 notches 26 are formed in the cover rear wall 22 to rest on the body walls 15.

A knob 27 is fixed in the front wall 24 of the cover for convenience in moving it relative to the body.

Set rigidly in one corner of the body is an angular member 28 and fixed in its face is a post 29 containing a transverse opening 30 disposed vertically with respect to the body, this post being adapted to extend through a corresponding opening in the front wall 24 of the cover, this wall also carrying a pivot-ed hook 31 engageable in the post opening 30, thus locking the cover to I the body Also carried by the corner wall 24 is a clip 82 arranged to receive tags or like de vices bearing information relative to the contents of the magazine.

In operation, assuming the magazine to be closed, the hook 31 is raised, permitting the cover to be drawn forwardly thus releasing the hook flange 25 from engagement under the bottom of the body, and at the same time withdrawing the cover flange 23 from the recess 14, to the limit of the strip 18, whereupon the cover is cleared of the post 29 and can be raised.

Type, indicated at T, may be disposed in proper formation in the tray body, and if to be transported, a cushion 38, as heavy cardboard, placed over the faces of thetype and theeover applied in the manner above indicated, the operation being obviously reversed.

It will be apparent that the magazine may be used to retain the type indefinitely, permitting storage on edge and ready transportation without danger of the type moving from their adjusted position, and that the type may be caused to slide outwardly when desired without being raised from their support.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device for this purpose has been disclosed in the preferred form of its embodiment, but it is not desired to restrict the details to the exact construction shown, it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made without conflicting with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A type magazine. comprising a tray havingwalls less than type high, a cover having means interengageable with the front and rear ends. of said tray, and means to positively lock the cover when so engaged.

2. A type magazine comprising a tray having side and end walls less than type high, recessed extensions at the junction of said walls and base plate, a cover having side walls to contact said extensions, andhaving a rear wall provided with a flange to removably engage in the recess of the rear wall extension, and means on the front end of the tray to retain said flange in engagement.

3. A type magazine comprising atray having side and end walls of fixed height, recessed extensions at the junction of said walls and base plate, a cover having side walls to contact said extensions, and having a rear wall provided with a flange to removably engage inthe recess of the rear wall extension, a transverse hook on front of said cover to engage the under side of said tray, and means to confine the cover when in operative position on the tray.

4. A type magazine comprising a tray and a. detachable cover therefor, releasable means for securing the cover on said tray, said cover constituting means for confining set type in said tray whereby the magazine may assume any position without releasing the'type.

5. A type magazine comprising a tray and a detachable cover therefor, releaseable means at its front and rear ends for securing the cover onto said tray and means to lock the tray and cover against relative movement.

6. A type magazine comprising a tray, re-

cessed bead at itssideand rear dges, walls raised from said beads, the front edge being level, a stop strip in said tray spaced parallel to the rear wall, a cover having a part engageable in the recess of the bead at the rear of said tray and a hook flange to engage the bottom of the tray at its front edge, the movement of said cover beinglimited by said int! strip, a perforated post fixed insaid tray to extend through an opening in the front Wall 7 of said cover, and a latch pivoted on said Wall to engage in the perforation in said post.

7. A type magazine comprising atray and i a detachable cover therefor, releasable means for securing the cover on said tray, means for limiting the relative movement of said cover and tray, means to lock sald cover When in operative position, and means on said cover for carrylng memoranda relative to the contents of said tray. s

8. A type magazine comprising a tray having a base plate, and side and end Walls less than type high, a recessed extension at the junction of the rearend Wall and base plate, and adetachable cover having a rear Wall provided with a flange forremovable engagement in the rear Wall extension of the tray.

9. A type magazine comprising a tray having a base plate, and side and end Walls less,

than typehigh, a recessed extension at the junction of the rear end Walland base plate,

detachable cover having a rear Wall provided With a flange for removable engagement 111' the rear Wall extension of the tray, and means to securely retain said flange in engagement. I

type magazlne COIIIPIlSlIlg a tray and 10. A a detachable cover therefor, a reoessed'bead at the rear edge of said tray, a stop strip in said tray spaced from the rear Wall thereof, a part on one edge of said cover releasably engageable in the recessed bead, and a hooked flange on the oppositejedge of said cover to releasably engage the bottom of the tray at its front edge.

11. Atype magazine comprising atray and a detachable cover therefor, a recessed bead V i at the rear edge of said tray, a stop strip in said tray spaced from the rear Wall thereof, a part on one edge of saidcover releasably engageable in the recessed flange on the opposite edge of said cover to releasably engage the bottom of the tray at its front edge, a perforated post fixed on said tray to extend through an opening in'the front Wall of said cover, and means on said Wall to engage-the post to secure the tray and cover against relative movement. Signed at New York, in the county of New York-and State of- New York.

' GEORGE M. PORTER; I

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